Ash by Malinda Lo

My rating: 2/5 stars

I wouldn’t normally post a review of a book I’ve given two stars to, but as I’ve added reviews for everything else I’ve read for my A-Z challenge, I may as well post this. I felt like this novel was trying to do too much, and also like it needed a good edit. It was meant to be teen fiction, but the tone felt more suitable for younger children, whilst the content was definitely for older teens. I loved the enchanted forest-type setting, and the mingling of the fey world with this one. BUT… the language was clumsy, there were POV errors, and I never got a grasp of the main character’s motivations. For a retelling of Cinderella, too, I felt this deviated in too many aspects for this to be satisfying.

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